During our ongoing search of recently filed FCC documents it was revealed that a new Iris Motion Sensor is in line to replace the current motion sensor. This new motion sensor is advertised to be smaller than the current device; measuring in at 1.60″ wide x 1.70″ tall x 0.95″ thick. Like the current motion sensor, it will be powered… Read More »

A search of recently filed FCC documents has revealed that a new Iris Smart button is in line to replace the current Smart Button. This new Smart Button appears to be smaller than the current device measuring in at 1.75″ wide x 1.75″ tall x 0.57″ thick. It will be powered by a single CR2450 battery but like… Read More »

A search of recently filed FCC documents has revealed that a new Iris Keyfob is in line to replace the current fob. The new 4-button keyfob appears to be very small, 1.64″ wide x 2.12″ tall x 0.52″ thick. It will be powered by a single CR2032 battery. No further information is available as to what the functions… Read More »

At last, recently published FCC documents have revealed what the new Iris hub is going to look like. They even give some insight into some of the new technologies that are going to be in it. Our initial investigation of FCC documents indicates the new hub will contain as many as 4 USB ports and will have a built-in… Read More »

A week before Memorial Day 2015 the seemingly unimaginable happened soon after moving in to our new house; a heavy rainstorm dropped several inches of rain in less than a half hour causing the city sewer system to back up into our and several neighbors’ basements. Having just moved three days prior to the flood the basement was still full of stacks… Read More »

It appears that Iris may be down yet again. When logging into the Iris website I was greeted with a “Hub not found” error and all of my devices being offline. Our hub also shows an error indication again. This marks the second day in a row of system instability for Lowe’s Iris. Unlike last nights outage, this one… Read More »